Mid-Wales Woodturners

We look forward to a full day demonstration by Rick Dobney on Sunday 26th June 2022.

Here is a sample of some of his work:

Richard gave a very well prepared demonstration with clear explanations of tool choice and tool use. There were plenty of tips along the way to help with our turning.

Richard presented two projects: a table lamp and a lidded box with finial.

Highlights

Table Lamp

• The base is face turned like a bowl and the column/stem is turned as a spindle. The shape of the lamp follows one of the models in the book Classic Forms by Stuart E Dyas which is available in the Club Library.

• Richard showed us how to turn the stem following a storyboard/template which is useful, if not essential, for turning matched pairs.
• Also, Richard described a number of techniques for boring the hole for the electrical cable.

• The rounded spindle is marked out in pencil using the template to indicate where the key features (bead, coves etc.) of the shape begin and end.
• Then the regions between the pencil marks are cut to (near) depth using a beading and parting tool and the help of a Vernier gauge.

• Then the bead and coves are cut to the desired shape. Richard showed us a variety of ways to turn these using a spindle gouge, beading and parting tool or skew.

Face Turned Box with Lid and Finial

• Richard used a novel jam chuck technique for reverse turning away the tenon on the box base.
• We were showed how to create an inner drop finial as well as the usual outer finial.